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The Southern Regional Assembly as a partner in the MATCH-UP Interreg Europe project along with our Stakeholders Cork Transport Mobility Forum and Cork City Council was delighted to host 2 free events in Cork City as part of their European Mobility Week actions to help raise awareness of the excellent work that has been done […]

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Dublin City Council’s Spooktacular Programme of Halloween Events

Dublin City Council in collaboration with community groups across the city have organised a spooktacular programme of FREE family-friendly events for Halloween this year. Speaking about the programme of events, the Lord Mayor of Dublin Paul Mc Auliffe said “Halloween is a fantastic time of year for young people and their families. This year. Dublin […]

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471 apartments offered for social housing in Dublin

The developers behind a controversial nine-storey scheme of almost 500 apartments in north Dublin have offered to lease the entire complex to the State for social housing. If accepted, the development of 471 apartments at the former Chivers factory in Coolock would be the biggest social housing project yet under the new “enhanced leasing scheme” […]

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NW’s cross border location to be major selling point in US

The North West City region’s unique strategic cross border location will be one of the strong selling points for the seven companies from across the Donegal, Derry and Strabane Council areas that travel to the US next month as part of a high-level trade and investment delegation. The companies travelling from Donegal are EKO Chute, […]

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The Lord Mayor’s 59th Charity Gala Christmas Concert

The countdown to Christmas is well and truly on with the launch of the Lord Mayor’s 59th Gala Christmas Concert. Lord Mayor Cllr. John Sheehan and Lady Mayoress Aedamar Sheehan yesterday launched Cork’s favourite Christmas Concert, which will take place on Saturday 7 December in the splendid surroundings of the Concert Hall at Cork City […]

New Cork City Council Strategic Policy Committees meet at City Hall

Cork City Council’s new Strategic Policy Committees (SPCs) met yesterday afternoon for the first time for an information and briefing session in advance of their first official meetings. The SPCs are committees of council that advise and assist the Council in the formulation, development and review of policy of a strategic nature. The SPCs make […]

Boil Water Notice issued for Knock Airport Public Water Supply

Following advice from the Health Service Executive, Irish Water and Mayo County Council have issued a Boil Water Notice for those businesses and customers supplied by the Knock Airport Public Water Supply. This also affects Cloonlyon Group Water Scheme along with Knock Airport, Cloonlyon National School and approximately 15 households. The Boil Water Notice has […]

Limerick City and County Council object to EPA Licence for Irish Cement

Limerick City and County Council has lodged an objection to the EPA licence granted to Irish Cement to allow the co-incineration of waste at the Mungret plant. Limerick City and County Council had originally made a detailed submission on the licence application, raising questions on multiple issues, in particular

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Ministers McHugh and Mitchell O’Connor announce €14.25m in higher education landscape funding with emphasis on the development of Technological Universities

The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D. and Minister of State with responsibility for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D. today (18 October 2019) announced funding of €14 million to higher education institutions. The €14m fund was allocated under the Higher Education Authority 2019 call for submissions for higher education landscape restructuring,

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Minister McHugh launches competition for Students to Make their Mark in Wellbeing with Logo Competition

By admin 17 October 2019

The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh TD has launched a new art and design competition for senior cycle students to create a logo representing Wellbeing in Education/Folláin san Oideachas. The winning design will be used on all materials and resources supporting the Department’s Wellbeing Policy in all schools and centres for education. Minister […]

An Taoiseach and Minister McEntee attending European Council

By admin 17 October 2019

An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar and Minister for European Affairs, Helen McEntee travel to Brussels today for a meeting of the European Council. The Taoiseach will join his fellow EU27 Heads of State and Government, as well as President of the European Council Donald Tusk, European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker and EU Chief Negotiator Michel […]

Plans to build Dublin’s tallest tower at Connolly Station

By admin 17 October 2019

Developer Sean Mulryan’s Ballymore Group will submit a fast-track planning application to An Bord Pleanála today for the development of a 23-storey apartment block in Dublin city centre. The proposed tower forms part of the wider Connolly Quarter mixed-use scheme, Ballymore and its Singapore-headquartered partner, Oxley Holdings, are aiming to deliver on a 2.88 hectare

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EURO 2020 Worth Over €100m to Irish Economy

Dublin’s hosting of UEFA EURO 2020 next year will be worth an estimated €106m to the Irish economy according to an independent economic impact study carried out by EY-DKM on behalf of Dublin City Council. Dublin’s Aviva Stadium is scheduled to host three group games and one Round of 16 game in June 2020 in […]

Minister Murphy announces capital investment funding for rural water services

Mr. Eoghan Murphy, T.D., Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government today, Tuesday 15 October 2019, announced allocations under the new capital investment programme for water services in rural areas. The new Multi-Annual Rural Water Programme is to run from 2019 to 2021. Proposals for capital funding for individual projects were invited earlier in

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Creed Kicks Off Consultation on Future Agri-Food Strategy in Aviva Stadium

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD, will today host an ‘Open Policy Debate’ for 400 delegates from across the Irish agri-food sector. The event will discuss a range of issues which will be key to the development of the next ten-year strategy for the sector. Speaking in advance of the […]

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Taoiseach & Minister Ross are pleased to announce the Government’s approval to award contract for the N5 Westport to Turlough Road Project